GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| warrant | sanction |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |